Karnataka

Mangaluru, Jul 27: A fresh case of Bajrang Dal’s involvement in the illegal and inhumane transportation of gau maata has surfaced in Karnataka’s coastal district Dakshina Kannada, wherein the saffron outfit is forming ‘Gau Raksha Dal’ to “protect cows”. Bajrang Dal activist Shashi Kumar Bhat (48), son of Krishna Bhat, a resident of Vittla Padnoor village in Bantwal taluk has been arrested in

Kasaragod, Jul 27: Veteran leader of Indian Union Muslim League, former minister and four-time MLA of Manjeshwaram constituency in Kasaragod, Cherkalam Abdullah, is no more. He was 76. He was suffering from old-age related ailments and was admitted in Kasturba Medical College in Mangaluru for the past two weeks. He was brought home in Cherkala late Thursday night. The end came today at 8.20am in

Vijayapura, Jul 27: A senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA from Karnataka has stirred controversy by saying that he would have ordered the police to shoot intellectuals, had he been the Union Home Minister. Basanagouda Patil Yatnal, an MLA from Vijayapura, also branded liberals and intellectuals as "anti-nationals". "These people (intellectuals) live in this country and use all the facilities

Bengaluru, Jul 27: Welcoming the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) three-day Padayatra, Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Thursday said that the party should also appreciate him for waiving farmers' loans in the state. Talking to the media, the Karnataka Chief Minister said, "I welcome BJP's Padayatra, at least they are fighting in favour of the farmers. I am waving farmers loans, they

Bengaluru, Jul 27: HJ Dattatreya, a talented artist of Kannada cinema, who is popularly known as 'Dattanna', has been honoured by the Karnataka Film Academy. The organising committee is hosting a special program in this week's ‘Belli Hejje’ in honour of the 75 years old and his work. The event will be held at Gandhi Bhavan, Bengaluru, at 5 pm on July 27th. Director TS Nagubharana, Sheshadri

Bengaluru, Jul 26: Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy today said he was open for a discussion on the development of North Karnataka, a day after some outfits called for a bandh on August 2 to press their demand for statehood for the region. The chief minister also invited those demanding a separate state for a meeting to discuss the issues concerning the region. "Do they have any information

Panaji, Jul 26: The BJP-led coalition government in Goa has failed to crack down on cow vigilantes causing beef shortage and decline in tourism, said the state BJP MLA and Deputy Speaker Michael Lobo on Thursday. Lobo said, "There are many meat eaters in Goa. Tourists come here to eat beef. There is a shortage of beef," said Lobo at a time when the BJP is against cow slaughter in the country

Bengaluru/Hubballi, Jul 26: After a long lull, the clamour in North Karnataka for separate statehood has gained momentum once again. A forum comprising various farmers and student organisations has called for a bandh on August 2 demanding separate statehood for North Karnataka. “The bandh will be in all 13 districts of North Karnataka,’’ forum leader Somashekhar Kotambari said in Hubballi on

Bengaluru, Jul 26: Water resources and medical education minister D K Shivakumar on Wednesday stirred a controversy when he claimed several farmer suicides in the state could be due to personal reasons. “If a farmer commits suicide it is not necessarily because he was in debt,” Shivakumar said. “There can be various reasons for a farmer to commit suicide.” His comments come a day after BJP chief B

Bengaluru, Jul 26: Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee Working President Eshwar Khandre on Wednesday said both the JD(S) and the Congress should follow the coalition dharma in order to keep the communal BJP away from power. Speaking to reporters after attending a meeting of KPCC's OBC wing, he said, "Both the coalition partners should work for the victory of each other’s candidates in the